Ex-Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal Launches AI Startup ‘Parallel’ with $30 Million Funding
Parag Agrawal launches AI startup Parallel with $30 million funding, claims to outperform OpenAI’s GPT-5 in advanced web-centric research tasks.
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Tom Cruise Declines Kennedy Center Honor From Trump, Citing “Scheduling Conflicts”
Tom Cruise turned down Trump’s Kennedy Center Honor offer for 2025, citing conflicts. Trump claims he handpicked honorees and vetoed “woke” names.
JD Vance vs. the Data: Can AI Really Boost Jobs While Entry-Level Roles Vanish?
JD Vance says AI will create jobs, not destroy them. But new data from WebProNews, Fortune, WEF, and others shows entry-level unemployment rising as automation reshapes the workforce.
Epic Games Scores Partial Win as Australian Court Rules Against Apple and Google in Antitrust Case
Australia’s Federal Court has ruled that Apple and Google misused market power in their app stores, handing Epic Games a partial win and paving the way for massive compensation claims by millions of consumers and developers.
Perplexity AI Offers $34.5 Bn to Acquire Google Chrome Amid Antitrust Ruling
Perplexity offers $34.5B to buy Google Chrome as DOJ pushes to curb Google’s search dominance amid rising global antitrust battles.
Indian Company Ships $1.4 Mn in Explosives to Russian Firms Amid US Sanctions Warning
Indian company Ideal Detonators exported $1.4 million worth of HMX, a high explosive with military uses, to Russia in December.
xLight Raises $40 Mn to Transform Chip Manufacturing with Breakthrough Laser Technology
xLight raises $40M to develop breakthrough EUV laser tech, aiming to transform chip manufacturing and boost US leadership in the semiconductor race.
Anthropic Faces Billions in Damages Over Alleged Copyright Infringement
Anthropic faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly using pirated books to train its AI model, Claude. Potential damages could range from $1 billion to $1.05 trillion.
Big Banks Jump into Crypto: JPMorgan and PNC Team Up with Coinbase
JPMorgan, PNC team up with Coinbase to offer crypto access. Jamie Dimon shifts stance as big banks embrace stablecoins, rewards, and blockchain tech.
Americans Want a Third Political Party but Not Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’
The newly proposed political party by Elon Musk, called the 'America Party', is already losing the race against the Republicans and Democrats.
“Superman is Pro-Palestine”: New Film Sparks Controversy Over Alleged Israel-Gaza Conflict Allegory
The latest Superman film, directed by James Gunn, has sparked controversy, with some viewers drawing parallels between the movie's plot and the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Moradabad-born Sabih Khan Appointed as Apple’s New Chief Operating Officer
The family of Sabih Khan, a native of Moradabad, is beaming with pride after his appointment as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at tech giant Apple.